Nicco Park, Amusement park in Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
Nicco Park is an amusement park in Jheel Meel, Sector IV of Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India. It covers 40 acres and holds over 35 attractions, including the Giant Cyclone, a steel roller coaster added in 2003 that is 750 metres long, has seven drops and rises to 55 feet. The entrance is a tall pale-yellow archway with a green sign reading "NICCO PARK" and a banner for "FUN MANIA!".
The park opened in October 1991 through a partnership between private investors and the West Bengal government to provide recreation in Kolkata. Over the following decades, it expanded with new rides and water-based attractions.
The park's name comes from Nicco Parks & Resorts Ltd., the joint-sector company formed in 1989 between Nicco Corporation and West Bengal's WBIDC and WBTDC. Each ride entrance carries a plaque explaining the scientific principle behind it, and the Solar Energy village demonstrates non-conventional energy sources. A greenhouse run by Indo American Hybrid Seeds sells plants.
Ticket counters generally open on time, but not all rides start before 10:45 AM; visitors usually arrive around 11 AM and the park grows crowded gradually. The Toy Train, taken over from the earlier Jheelmeel Park, carries passengers on a tour of the whole grounds. A large food park serves North Indian, Bengali, South Indian and Chinese fast food, with kiosks run by Kolkata restaurants.
A retired MIG-21 fighter jet from the Eastern Air Command stands on the grounds, letting visitors see military aviation up close. Many families take photos beside the cockpit while children can look at the wings and engine from nearby.
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